Education: New Boy at St. Paul's

Like any other new boy at St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H., dark-eyed,
curly-haired Abdallah Lakfal, going on 14, bounced with excitement last
week as the school year got under way. A sixth-former helped him settle
in his dorm, showed him the chapel and local stores, escorted him to
the gym, where he drew athletic equipment. Then "Abdie" took a series
of physical examinations, visited the library, met his teachers and
headmaster, the Rev. Matthew Warren, received his first homework
assignment. But for the little boy from Casablanca it also meant
something special: the start of at least a year's stay...